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Thursday, 18 June 2026

Historic crucial pivotal crunch



That's it, our holiday is over so early tomorrow morning we'll be trundling back up the M5 to sunny Derbyshire. Meanwhile we're finishing off the stock of ginger biscuits we brought with us all the way from Derbyshire in case Devon doesn't have any.

Tomorrow morning, as we grab a hasty coffee before setting off, we may even miss early news about the result of that historic crucial pivotal crunch Makerfield by-election, but every cloud...

10 comments:

mikebravo said...

Even if Burnham was J.C. risen he wouldn't be able to save us from the cliff edge we are running towards.
The outcome of today's election is totally irrelevant to the crap hole that we will be in 10 years.

A K Haart said...

Mike - that's it, a totally irrelevant election. More theatre, old scripts, nothing new.

DiscoveredJoys said...

Burnham has won the byelection. Although that is disappointing in some ways at least the ructions within the Labour party will be exposed sooner rather than later.

The Jannie said...

"More theatre, old scripts, nothing new."
Ah, UK politics defined: same shit, different arseholes. . .

Anonymous said...

There is a danger, going by current events, that in 10 years time, the HoP will be a mosque, and all that that implies. Still, those remaining at Al Beeb will be happy.
Penseivat

A K Haart said...

DJ - yes, a mendacious, undignified political scrap is better than a smooth transition.

Penseivat - I think mosque influence could decline over the next couple of decades as the appeal of antiquated dogma fades away.

Jannie - same smell too.

James Higham said...

Hope you make it back in one piece.

A K Haart said...

James - thanks, we're back in sunny Derbyshire after an uneventful journey, although the M5 was busy.

Scrobs. said...

Ginger biscuits and Devon cream intake will ensure that you're going to consider seriously, a long regime of exercise over the next week or so...

A K Haart said...

Scrobs - and I'll start with trying to mow the lawn tomorrow.